Patents by Inventor Li-Ya Yeh

Li-Ya Yeh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150153622
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an electroactive device having a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and one or more electroactive layers sandwiched between the first and second conductive layers. One or more adjacent layers of the electroactive device may include a physical separation between a first portion and a second portion of the adjacent layers, the physical separation defining a respective tapered sidewall of each of the first and second portions. The one or more adjacent layers may include one of the first and second conductive layers. The remaining layers of the electroactive device may be formed over the physical separation of the one or more adjacent layers. The remaining layers may include the other of the first and second conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Harvey Kalweit, Satya Ajjarapu, Li-Ya Yeh, Jean-Christophe Giron
  • Patent number: 8981360
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a process for manufacturing an organic light-emitting diode device comprising at least one electrode based on an electrically conductive thin-film multilayer deposited on a substrate, in which the deposition of said multilayer comprises the following steps: a thin-film multilayer comprising at least one thin silver film between at least two thin films is deposited on said at least one face of said substrate; and the at least one coated face is heat treated using at least one source of laser radiation emitted at at least one wavelength lying between 500 and 2000 nm so that the sheet resistance of the multilayer decreases by at least 5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Matthieu Bilaine, Fabien Lienhart, Li-Ya Yeh, Matthias Alschinger
  • Patent number: 8947757
    Abstract: An electrochromic glazing containing: a substrate including a layer structure thereon, which contains a first and second electrode layer, between which a first and second electrochemically active layer are situated, which each reversibly incorporate ions, wherein the first active layer contains an electrochromic material and the two active layers are separated from each other by an electrolyte layer, the layer structure being subdivided into series-connected electrochromic cells by a transition zone comprising: a first trench; a second trench; and a third trench between the first and second trenches, wherein the first and second trenches subdivide the first and second electrode layers into first electrode sections electrically insulated from each other and second electrode sections electrically insulated from each other, respectively, and the third trench is filled with an electrically conductive material, by which the first and second electrode sections of the cells adjacent the transition zone are electrica
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Li-Ya Yeh, Philippe Letocart, Bastien Royer, Norbert Huhn
  • Publication number: 20150013884
    Abstract: A process for producing a laminated glass pane made up of a base pane, a first laminating film, a coated polymer film with a coating, a second laminating film, and a top pane having at least one sensor window is described. The process has steps a) to d), wherein a) the coated polymer film with the coating is tensioned pointing upward by way of a vacuum table, b) at least one region from which the coating is removed is produced on the coated polymer film by means of laser treatment, c) the first laminating film is arranged on the base pane, the coated polymer film is arranged on the first laminating film, the second laminating film is arranged on the coated polymer film and the top pane is arranged on the second laminating film, and d) the arrangement is autoclaved. The region from which the coating is removed is produced by way of glass plates with which the vacuum table is equipped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Li-Ya Yeh, Bastien Royer
  • Publication number: 20140138370
    Abstract: A panel heating element is described. The panel heating element has at least one substrate with a substrate surface, and an electrical heating layer for heating the substrate, which heating layer extends at least over a part of the substrate surface and is connected to at least two electrodes provided for connection to a voltage source such that a current path for a heating current is formed between the electrodes. The heating layer is electrically divided by separating zones each having at least one free zone end. The current path changes its direction of flow at the free zone ends. A transition zone adjoins the zone end of each separating zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Bastien Royer, Li-Ya Yeh, Susanne Lisinski, Marcel Klein, Dang Cuong Phan
  • Publication number: 20140106088
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a process for obtaining a substrate (1) provided on at least one of its sides with a coating (2), comprising a step of depositing said coating (2) then a step of heat treatment of said coating using a main laser radiation (4), said process being characterized in that at least one portion (5, 14) of the main laser radiation (4) transmitted through said substrate (1) and/or reflected by said coating (2) is redirected in the direction of said substrate in order to form at least one secondary laser radiation (6, 7, 18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Matthieu Bilaine, Li-Ya Yeh
  • Publication number: 20130312341
    Abstract: The invention relates to glazing (1) comprising a first glazing sheet (10; 10A, 10B) forming a substrate on which at least one film of an electrochemical system (12) is formed, said system having optical and/or energy-related properties that are electrically controllable, a second glazing sheet (14) forming a counter-substrate, and a third glazing sheet (18). The substrate has characteristics that allow it to be obtained by being cut from a motherboard on which motherboard at least one film of the electrochemical system (12) is formed. The substrate is located between the counter-substrate (14) and the third glazing sheet (18) and is set back relative to the counter-substrate (14) and relative to the third glazing sheet (18) over the entire circumference of the substrate (10; 10A, 10B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.
    Inventors: René Gy, Jean-Christophe Giron, Li-Ya Yeh, Philippe Letocart, Annabelle Andreau-Wiedenmaier, Philippe Armand
  • Publication number: 20130266757
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a cutting process involving: (a) creating a starter crack using a scribe wheel, (b) application of laser or electrothermal heating, and (c) subsequent cooling from a gas or an aerosol jet, as the laser beam and cooling jet move along the desired cutting line. The cutting process can be implemented for cutting a glass panel or other substrate into a plurality of smaller panels. The starter crack may be created on any of the smaller panels within about 10 mm to about 20 mm from the corner of the smaller panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Giron, Harvey Kalweit, Michael A. McCoy, Li-Ya Yeh, Jean-Pierre Douche
  • Publication number: 20130248846
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a process for manufacturing an organic light-emitting diode device comprising at least one electrode based on an electrically conductive thin-film multilayer deposited on a substrate, in which the deposition of said multilayer comprises the following steps: a thin-film multilayer comprising at least one thin silver film between at least two thin films is deposited on said at least one face of said substrate; and the at least one coated face is heat treated using at least one source of laser radiation emitted at at least one wavelength lying between 500 and 2000 nm so that the sheet resistance of the multilayer decreases by at least 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Matthieu Bilaine, Fabien Lienhart, Li-Ya Yeh, Matthias Alschinger
  • Publication number: 20130057939
    Abstract: An electrochromic glazing containing: a substrate including a layer structure thereon, which contains a first and second electrode layer, between which a first and second electrochemically active layer are situated, which each reversibly incorporate ions, wherein the first active layer contains an electrochromic material and the two active layers are separated from each other by an electrolyte layer, the layer structure being subdivided into series-connected electrochromic cells by a transition zone comprising: a first trench; a second trench; and a third trench between the first and second trenches, wherein the first and second trenches subdivide the first and second electrode layers into first electrode sections electrically insulated from each other and second electrode sections electrically insulated from each other, respectively, and the third trench is filled with an electrically conductive material, by which the first and second electrode sections of the cells adjacent the transition zone are electrica
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Li-Ya Yeh, Philippe Letocart, Bastien Royer, Norbert Huhn
  • Patent number: 8269926
    Abstract: A display panel using laser cutting technology and a mother substrate thereof are provided. The display panel comprises two base plates opposite to each other, a sealant and a buffering metal layer. The sealant is disposed between the two base plates. The buffering metal layer formed on the inside surface of at least one of the two base plates is disposed along the sealant. At least a portion of the buffering metal layer is positioned outside the sealant. There is a first distance between the rim of the buffering metal layer and the edge of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Li-Ya Yeh, Shu-Chih Wang
  • Publication number: 20110164212
    Abstract: A display panel using laser cutting technology and a mother substrate thereof are provided. The display panel comprises two base plates opposite to each other, a sealant and a buffering metal layer. The sealant is disposed between the two base plates. The buffering metal layer formed on the inside surface of at least one of the two base plates is disposed along the sealant. At least a portion of the buffering metal layer is positioned outside the sealant. There is a first distance between the rim of the buffering metal layer and the edge of the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Li-Ya YEH, Shu-Chih WANG
  • Patent number: 7961277
    Abstract: A display panel using laser cutting technology and a mother substrate thereof are provided. The display panel comprises two base plates opposite to each other, a sealant and a buffering metal layer. The sealant is disposed between the two base plates. The buffering metal layer formed on the inside surface of at least one of the two base plates is disposed along the sealant. At least a portion of the buffering metal layer is positioned outside the sealant. There is a first distance between the rim of the buffering metal layer and the edge of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Li-Ya Yeh, Shu-Chih Wang
  • Patent number: 7888899
    Abstract: A substrate splitting apparatus and a method for splitting a substrate using the substrate splitting apparatus are provided. The substrate splitting apparatus includes a servo motor, a transmission device, a substrate breaking bar, and a stage. One end of the transmission is directly or indirectly coupled to the servo motor while the other end is coupled with the breaking bar. The stage has a load-lock surface and the load-lock surface faces the breaking bar. The servo motor drives the transmission device to move the breaking bar toward the load-lock surface. A substrate with a pre-crack on the bottom is disposed on the load-lock surface. The servo motor drives the substrate breaking bar to move towards or away from the pre-crack. The method of splitting includes the following steps: forming a pre-crack on the substrate; controlling the servo motor to drive the breaking bar to move towards the substrate; and controlling the breaking bar to press the substrate at the pre-crack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Ya Yeh, Chih-Wei Chu, Shu-Chih Wang, Wen-Chang Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7749783
    Abstract: A method of forming a display panel includes providing a first substrate having a transparent electrode, and a second substrate having a pixel electrode. Subsequently, an alignment material is provided and covers on the transparent electrode and/or the pixel electrode, and a photoelectric twisting layer is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The alignment material is first in a non-aligned state, and is radiation-polymerizable. The photoelectric twisting layer does not include any radiation-polymerizable material. Thereafter, a voltage difference is applied to drive molecules of the photoelectric twisting layer, and a radiating process is performed on the alignment material. The twisted molecules of the photoelectric twisting layer induce the surface molecules of the alignment material to arrange in an ordered state, and the alignment material is polymerized according to the ordered state as a first alignment film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Rong-Ching Yang, Ming-Hung Wu, Shih-Feng Hsu, Li-Ya Yeh, Kuo-Hwa Wu, Wei-Yi Chien
  • Publication number: 20100099211
    Abstract: A method of forming a display panel includes providing a first substrate having a transparent electrode, and a second substrate having a pixel electrode. Subsequently, an alignment material is provided and covers on the transparent electrode and/or the pixel electrode, and a photoelectric twisting layer is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The alignment material is first in a non-aligned state, and is radiation-polymerizable. The photoelectric twisting layer does not include any radiation-polymerizable material. Thereafter, a voltage difference is applied to drive molecules of the photoelectric twisting layer, and a radiating process is performed on the alignment material. The twisted molecules of the photoelectric twisting layer induce the surface molecules of the alignment material to arrange in an ordered state, and the alignment material is polymerized according to the ordered state as a first alignment film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Rong-Ching Yang, Ming-Hung Wu, Shih-Feng Hsu, Li-Ya Yeh, Kuo-Hwa Wu, Wei-Yi Chien
  • Publication number: 20090268130
    Abstract: A display panel using laser cutting technology and a mother substrate thereof are provided. The display panel comprises two base plates opposite to each other, a sealant and a buffering metal layer. The sealant is disposed between the two base plates. The buffering metal layer formed on the inside surface of at least one of the two base plates is disposed along the sealant. At least a portion of the buffering metal layer is positioned outside the sealant. There is a first distance between the rim of the buffering metal layer and the edge of the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Li-Ya Yeh, Shu-Chih Wang
  • Publication number: 20080238346
    Abstract: A substrate splitting apparatus and a method for splitting a substrate using the substrate splitting apparatus are provided. The substrate splitting apparatus includes a servo motor, a transmission device, a substrate breaking bar, and a stage. One end of the transmission is directly or indirectly coupled to the servo motor while the other end is coupled with the breaking bar. The stage has a load-lock surface and the load-lock surface faces the breaking bar. The servo motor drives the transmission device to move the breaking bar toward the load-lock surface. A substrate with a pre-crack on the bottom is disposed on the load-lock surface. The servo motor drives the substrate breaking bar to move towards or away from the pre-crack. The method of splitting includes the following steps: forming a pre-crack on the substrate; controlling the servo motor to drive the breaking bar to move towards the substrate; and controlling the breaking bar to press the substrate at the pre-crack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li-Ya Yeh, Chih-Wei Chu, Shu-Chih Wang, Wen-Chang Hsieh